Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has told
President Muhammadu Buhari that he cannot honour MKO Abiola in one
breath and admire his tormentor Sani Abacha in the same breath.

Soyinka
who spoke at the national honours investiture for heroes of democracy.,
said that although he understood Buhari’s official loyalty to Abacha,
it shouldn’t take preeminence over the preservation of democracy.

“Dear
Mr. President, you cannot honour Abiola in one breath and admire his
tormentor in the same breath,” he said.Soyinka added that while the
heroes of democracy were being recognized, the anti-democrats deserved
some mention too.